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W. COLLINS & 0. F. PENNIMAN. Harness Buckles.

No. 228,872. Patented June 15,1880.

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UNITED TATES ATENT OFFICE,

WARREN COLLIN S AND CHARLES F. PENNIMAN, OF JANESVILLE, WIS.

HARNESS-BUCKLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 228,872, dated June 15, 1880. Application filed December 15, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, WARREN OoLLINs and CHARLES 1+. PENNIMAN, of J anesville, in the county of Rock and State of WVisconsin, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Harness zBuckles, which improvement is fullyset forth in thefollowing specification and accompanying drawing. a

Our invention relates to buckles, and the object of it is to hold a trace or strap firmly by the use of a metallic plate to take the place of the ordinary buckle-frame, and which may be solid or open and ornamented upon its outer surface, and a rigid tongue in connection with a clamp or curved loop to relieve the strain at the hole provided for the tongue and to hide the same from view.

The drawing is a plan view of the outer surface of the metallic plate and an inner perspective view, showing clamp and tongue.

Our invention consists of a metallic plate, A, slightly convex on the outer surface, which is ornamented with such designs and figures as may please the fancy, on the inner surface of which are provided fastenings to hold the straps of a harness, this plate to be of such convenient size as may be found necessary, according to the place where it is to be used. For a trace-buckle, upon the inner surface of said plateAis located, near the rear end, a rigid tongue, to, projecting inwardly and slightly inclined forward to enter a perforation provided for it in the trace, in connection with a clamp, B, forming a loop, (I, at the forward end to receive the hame-tug, said clamp being on a curve inwardly and sliding within the crossbar 1), its side bars running in notches E E provided for them at each side of plate A, said plate having two spurs, ff, projecting inwardly at the rear end and on each side, to operate as guards to the trace. The clamp is provided with a flat rear end bar, g, resting on the trace at the rear end j ust forward of the rigid tongue, the side bars of the clam p being slightlyourved inward, the convex side of said clamp running on the inner surface of plate A on each side of the trace, the fiat cross-bar 9 bearing upon the trace, the under side being corrugated to hold the same from slipping, and when strain is applied the clamp operates as a Wedge and hugs the trace to the plate. The clamp passes freely under bar I), and is easily released when the strain is withdrawn; and the forward inclination of rigid tongue (0 holds the trace firm when in place, but at the same time per mits it to be easily released and adjusted by simply crowding it forward, when it will slip off the tongue.

We make no kink or bend in the trace, but simply bind itto a flat surface by means of clamp B.

We do not confine ourselves to any form of attachments to the inside of plate A, but devices for buckles are applied to it, and whether the plate is made solid or open, as shown, the inside fastenings may be variously arranged.

What we claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The metallic plate A, as hereinbefore set forth, provided with rigid inclined tongue at, cross-bar I), having notches cc, and guides ff, in combination with curved clamp B, all arranged and used substantially as described, and for the purposes mentioned.

Witnesses:

M. M. PHELPS, S. H. HUDSON. 

